Bolt-in Your Engine, Transmission, and Rear End

The Factory Five '33 Hot Rod is designed to use small block V-8 power, a wide range of transmissions, and a solid axle Ford rear end. Included in the Hot Rod package are the engine mounts, driveshaft, side exit exhaust, mufflers, and straight tubes with fasteners required to match up to the factory or aftermarket shorty headers. All these parts make installing your running gear easy.

Engine
The '33 Hot Rod is set up to use small block Ford 289/302, 351, and 4.6L 4V engines. Almost half of our customers have used Chevrolet small block engines, which require some small part changes. Call us for specifics if you’d like to
use a Chevy small block.

Transmission
The transmissions that you can use include the T-5 (Ford or GM), T56 (Ford or GM), 3550/TKO, 3650, TH350, C4, C6, AOD, 2004R, 700R4, 4L60E, and the TH400. When you order your Hot Rod, you will select the correct spline driveshaft for your transmission. You can also choose an automatic or manual transmission tunnel (manual transmission tunnel is narrower).

Rear End
The car is designed to use a bolt-on Ford 8.8” solid-axle rear-end. You may also install a Ford 9” rear end if it has the 8.8” Mustang supsension mounts added.